Lady of the Island

"Lady of the Island" is a folk song written by Graham Nash in the late 1960s. The song appears on Crosby, Stills & Nash's critically acclaimed, self-titled debut album. The song is notable for taking its inspiration from fellow folk musician Joni Mitchell, with whom Nash was romantically involved at the time. It was also the only song from the debut album not performed during their Woodstock performance.

"Lady of the Island"
Song by Crosby, Stills & Nash
from the album Crosby, Stills & Nash
Released	1969
Recorded	February 11, 1969
Genre	Folk, soft rock^[1]
Length	2:39
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Graham Nash
Producer(s)	David Crosby Graham Nash Stephen Stills

Nash wrote this song while he was a member of the Hollies, who rejected the song as being too personal. Along with the Hollies' rejection of Nash's song "Marrakesh Express," this caused Nash to leave the Hollies in 1968. (Source: "Dick Clark's 25 Years of Rock and Roll" (1981))

Personnel

• David Crosby–harmony vocals
• Graham Nash–lead vocals, acoustic guitar

References

1. Oregonian/OregonLive, David Greenwald | The (April 3, 2014). "The top 10 '70s soft-rock seduction ballads (playlist)". OregonLive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)